Couple admit taking items from, vandalizing their former home

STOCKTON — A Stockton couple pleaded guilty to stealing and vandalizing more than $20,000 worth of fixtures from the home they lost in foreclosure.

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STOCKTON — A Stockton couple pleaded guilty to stealing and vandalizing more than $20,000 worth of fixtures from the home they lost in foreclosure.

Greg Alan Wright, 41, and his wife, Sandy Wright, 48, were in default on their two mortgages for nearly two years and were unable to sell their home in a short sale, selling the home for less than the loan amount.

Greg Wright was sentenced to five years' felony probation and 270 hours of community service after pleading no contest to removal of attachments or fixtures from mortgaged or encumbered real property, a felony that carries a maximum prison term of three years. He also pleaded guilty to a vandalism misdemeanor.

Sandy Wright was sentenced to three years' probation and 270 hours of community service after pleading no contest to a vandalism misdemeanor.

Real estate fraud prosecutor James Lewis said homeowners risk criminal prosecution if they vandalize the home or take the fixtures once it is no longer theirs.

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